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First prototypes of German tank destroyer Sturmgeschutz III (StuG
III) were built in 1937 and based on PzKpfw III Ausf. B tank.
Vehicles were armed with short-barelled 75mm gun. From spring,
1942, StuG IIIs were equipped with StuK 40 75mm gun. Self propelled
guns StuG III served in separated assault artillery units, and
later in self propelled guns brigades. They were also used in
support units of armoured divisions.
Ju 87 D (Dora) is another version of this popular dive bomber.
Despite the weak armor and less sufficient performance, the Stukas
were still produced due to the lack of a successor. However, the
plane underwent some modifications that allowed it to be used for a
variety of tasks. Ju 87 D had a more efficient water and oil
cooling system, a more aerodynamic fuselage and modified crew cabin
that was more spacious and better thought out. Dora was driven by
one of the two Junkers' engines: Jumo 211 J-1 with 1420 hp or Jumo
211 P with 1500 hp. Fuel tanks were increased up to the capacity of
1370 l, which allowed to achieve an average flight length of 2
hours and 15 minutes. In the case of using external drop-tanks, the
flight time increased to 4 hours. In relation to the Ju 87 B
version D could carry much bigger load of bombs. It was a jump from
500 to about 1200 kg of bombs, and with minimum amount of fuel and
for short-distance missions, the aircraft could carry up as much as
1800 kg of bombs. Individual variants - from D-1 to D-4 - differed
in the used armor and equipment: D-2 - was planned for tropical
operations, D-3 - was planned for night (D-3 N) or tropical
missions (D-3/trop), D-4 - torpedo-bomber version.
A captivating story of German submarines that fled to Argentina on
the eve of the Third Reich's capitulation, unwilling to surrender
to the Allies. The authors of the book discovered numerous
unpublished documents in England, Argentina, Germany and the USA.
They debunk myths and expose lies concerning the escapes of the
German Nazis and the transportation of large amounts of treasure,
mainly gold, as well as documentation of the most valuable military
projects of the German Reich, which were supposed to turn the tide
of the war. The book uses documents from interrogations of the
U-Boot commanders who were sent to a special POW camp near
Washington for prisoners of exceptional importance.
Junkers Ju 88 was one of the most universal aircrafts taking part
in the Second World War. It was designed as a fast bomber and it
worked perfectly well in this role, especially during low-level
airstrikes and shallow diving attacks. It could also be the night
fighter, torpedo bomber and reconnaissance aircraft. The heavy
fighter and fighter-bomber version of the Ju 88 was marked as
variant C. The aircraft was designed to have strong offensive
armament and be able to carry a certain bomb load, as in version A.
The Ju 88 C had a solid nose which was adapted for the installation
of machine guns and cannons. Usually the weaponry consisted of one
MG FF cal. 20 mm cannon and three MG 17 machine guns cal. 7.92 mm.
The characteristic gondola under the nasal section of the fuselage
was originally kept, but in some units it was dismounted to reduce
the airframe's weight and air resistance, thus increasing the
aircraft's performance. Eventually the Ju 88 C evolved to the night
fighter and gained the most popularity in this role.
Scale plans of the Messerschmitt Bf 110 C & D in 1/32 scale. 4
fold-outs in 650 x 297 mm. size.
The late 1930s saw a rapid development and modernization of the
Royal Navy. His Majesty's government decided to build new classes
of battleships, aircraft carriers, light cruisers which were
distinctly better suited for fighting surface combatants than
escorting merchants or hunting down and sinking submarines. The
destroyers were no exception and by the outbreak of the war in
1939, the British navy had commissioned subsequent medium and
large-size destroyers of: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K
classes, as well as those of the Tribal class. Sloops of the
Grimsby, Bittern, Egret and Black Swan classes had also been
built.The British needed a large number of universal destroyers of
a smaller displacement, but versatile enough to perform various
wartime duties. A new type of destroyer, according to its design's
creators would perform the "fleet work" duties, which included
escorting task forces of larger ships and offensive gunnery and
torpedo missions. However, that concept soon became obsolete.
Scale plans in 1/72, 1/48 scale plans of Messerschmitt Bf 110 A-D
10 A3 size pages in A4 pb. Early versions of the Bf 110 are shown.
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